Knowing that the Los Angeles Lakers' season is over and he is in no shape to ambush us on the hardwood, Kobe is going to different lengths to surprise us; lengths that include unforeseen announcements, not buckets.

UPDATE: 7:00 AM ET by Ethan Norof

Kobe announced on Facebook that he and his wife Vanessa partnered up with Sports Spectacular "for a great cause."

Kobe and Vanessa's foundation will team up with Sports Spectacular for an event on August 15, 2013 at the Nokia theatre in Los Angeles.

End of Update

On Sunday, Bryant took to Facebook with a cryptic message in anticipation of another message that would inevitably follow.